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Hamilton claims pole as Mercedes sweeps front row for Spanish GP
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LEWIS Hamilton delivered a lap of searing speed yesterday to claim his fourth pole position of the season as Mercedes swept the front row for today’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
The 2008 world champion clocked a majestic fastest lap in 1 minute and 25.232 seconds to outpace teammate Nico Rosberg by 0.168 seconds.
It was his first pole in Spain and the 35th of his career.
On a track where eight of the last 10 races have been won from pole, Hamilton’s feat made him favorite to extend his winning streak to four in a row.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo took third place on the grid for Red Bull after his teammate, defending four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, qualified only 10th after suffering a drive failure early in the final session.
Finn Valtteri Bottas qualified fourth for a resurgent Williams team ahead of Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus and Kimi Raikkonen in a Ferrari.
Two-time former champion Fernando Alonso was seventh in the second Ferrari, Jenson Button was eighth for McLaren and Felipe Massa ninth in the second Williams ahead of Vettel.
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